TY - BOOK AU - Rusen,Ciprian Adrian TI - Network your computers & devices step by step T2 - Step by step SN - 9780735652163 (pbk.) AV - TK5103.2 .R87 2010 U1 - 004.68 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Sebastopol, CA PB - O'Reilly Media KW - Computer networks KW - Operating systems (Computers) KW - Wireless communication systems KW - sears KW - Home computer networks N1 - "Includes online edition of this book."-- Cover; Includes index; Setting up a router and devices; Installing hardware and drivers; Interacting with external devices through device stage; Preparing to install and configure a router; Installing and configuring a Belkin N+ wireless router; Installing and configuring a D-Link DIR-615 router --; Setting user accounts on all computers; What is a user account and how many do you need?; Accessing the user accounts control panel; Creating a new user account; Switching between user accounts; Turning the guest account on or off; Creating password for a user account; Changing the password for a user account; Removing the password for a user account; Changing a user account picture; Changing a user account name; Changing a user account type; Deleting a user account; Logging on to Windows 7 automatically --; Setting up your libraries on all Windows 7 computers; Accessing the libraries defined on your computer; Creating a new library; Adding folders to a library; Removing folders from a library; Editing the properties of a library; Quick sorting the content of a library; Deleting a library --; Creating the network; Opening the networking and sharing center; Configuring network adapters; Enabling or disabling a network adapter; Connecting to a wireless network; Connecting to a hidden wireless network; Setting up an ad hoc wireless network between computers; Exporting and importing wireless network settings; Setting the network location; Setting the workgroup --; Customizing network sharing settings in Windows 7; Finding the network sharing settings; Configuring the network sharing settings --; Creating the homegroup and joining Windows 7 computers; Creating the homegroup; Finding your homegroup password; Changing the password of a homegroup; Joining a homegroup; Accessing homegroup computers; Leaving a homegroup --; Sharing libraries and folders; Enabling or disabling the sharing wizard; Using the sharing wizard to share with the homegroup; Using the sharing wizard to share with specific people; Using the sharing wizard to stop sharing; Using advanced sharing to share your folders to partitions; Using advanced sharing to stop sharing your folders or partitions; Mapping a shared network folder as a network drive; Mapping and FTP server as a network drive; Deleting a mapped network drive --; Sharing and working with devices; Sharing a print with computers on your home network; Sharing a printer with your homegroup; Stop sharing the printer; Sharing a removable disk drive; Transferring files between mobile phones and your Windows 7 computers via Bluetooth; Enabling Bluetooth on your computer and allowing connections; Turning on Bluetooth on your mobile phone; Paring your computer with your mobile phone starting from your phone; Paring your computer with your mobile phone starting from your computer; Exchanging files between your computer and your mobile phone; Exchanging files between your mobile phone and your computer; Removing the pairing between your mobile phone and your computer --; Streaming media over the network and the internet; Setting up Windows Media Player 12; Adding files to your Windows Media Player 12 library; Searching in Windows Media Player 12; Creating quick playlists in Windows Media Player 12; Creating advanced playlists in Windows Media Player 12; Streaming your Windows Media Player 12 library over the network; Setting up media streaming with the homegroup; Streaming your Windows Media Player 12 library over the internet --; Sharing between Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers; Setting the workgroup on your Windows XP computer; Enabling computer browser and print spooler services in Windows XP --; Enabling sharing in Windows XP; Accessing shared network folders from Windows XP; Accessing Windows XP shared folders from Windows 7 computers; Installing drivers for a shared network printer in Windows XP; Installing a shared network printer in Windows XP; Setting the workgroup on your Windows Vista computer; Configuring network and sharing settings in Windows Vista; Sharing folders in Windows Vista; Installing drivers for a shared network printer in Windows Vista; Installing a shared network printer in Windows Vista --; Sharing between Mac OS X and Windows 7 computers; Setting the workgroup on your OS X computer; Setting up Mac OS X to share with Windows 7; Accessing OS X shared folders from Windows 7 computers; Setting up Windows 7 to share with OS X; Accessing Windows 7 shared folders from OS X computers; Automatically mount your Windows 7 shared folders on OS X; Accessing a Windows 8 shared printer from OS X; Installing a Windows 7 shared printer in OS X --; Sharing between Ubuntu Linux and Windows 7 computers; INstalling the sharing service in Ubuntu Linux; Setting the workgroup on your Ubuntu Linux computer; Sharing folders in Ubuntu Linux; Accessing Ubuntu shared folders from Windows 7 computers; Accessing Windows 7 shared folders from Ubuntu computers; Accessing a Windows 7 shared printer from Ubuntu computers; Mounting Windows 7 shared partitions and folders in Ubuntu --; Keeping the network secure; Understanding user account control; What is UAC? How UAC works; Changes requiring administrative privileges; The differences between UAC levels; Configuring UAC; Keeping your system up to date; Opening Windows update; Configuring Windows update settings; Checking for and installing updates manually; Restoring hidden updates; Reviewing your Windows update history; Removing installed updates; What is Windows Defender?; Opening Windows Defender; Using Windows Defender; Turning off Windows Defender; What is the Windows firewall?; Understanding how the Windows firewall works; Opening the Windows firewall; Turning the Windows firewall on or off; Customizing the list of allowed programs; Adding new programs to the allowed list; Removing programs or disabling rules from the allowed list; Creating a new rule; Enabling, disabling, or deleting an existing rule; Restoring the Windows firewall default settings; Protecting your computer from viruses and other security threats; Using the action center; Opening the action center and reviewing its messages; Configuring the list of messages displayed by the action center --; Setting up parental controls; Turning on parental controls; Setting time limits and application restrictions; Setting restrictions for games --; Troubleshooting network and internet problems; Fixing problems using the network and internet troubleshooting wizards; Changing the date and time settings on your computer to resolve a password error; Configuring port forwarding settings on your router; Finding troubleshooting help on the web N2 - Explains how to set up a home networking system to connect home computers using Windows 7 with other devices, including printers, scanners and mobile devices ER -